There are no small topics at the 2012 Morningstar Investment Conference. On June 20-22, fund industry luminaries--including Jeremy Grantham, Will Danoff, Mason Hawkins, Dan Fuss, Bill Bernstein, and Michael Hasenstab--will convene in Chicago to weigh in on the eurozone crisis, the retirement income challenge, as well as the prospects for equities, bonds, and cash in light of current market volatility, anemic bond yields, and 10 years of lackluster real returns for equity investors.

Morningstar moderators will host sessions on a range of topics. Director of personal finance Christine Benz will zero in on the challenges today's retirees face. Director of alternative fund research Nadia Papagiannis will focus on managed futures, and Tom Idzorek, the newly named president of Morningstar's global investment management division, will weigh in on diversification in a non-normal world. Other sessions will cover investments across the capital structure; equity valuations (good, bad, and ugly); dividend and moat strategies; emerging-markets stocks, bonds, and currency; risk and reward in tech stocks; and key themes in muni bonds. (Click here to see the full agenda.)

If you can't make it to this year's conference, you can still play along at home. Morningstar.com will provide plenty of coverage, including on-the-spot blogs and video reports, featured here. Be sure to bookmark this page and return again over the next week, as even more reports will be posted. And Premium Members, stay tuned: You'll be able to watch a replay of Grantham's keynote and Christine Benz's retirement roundtable next week on Morningstar.com--we'll post the links on this conference overview page. If you're not a Premium Member, click here to take a free 14-day trial.

EuropeHasenstab: No Armageddon in Europe
Markets are being too short-sighted about the European crisis, as recent stress may actually stir policymakers to enact meaningful change, says the Templeton Global Bond manager. (video)

If Not the Euro, Then What? A euro, even with its problems, is still better than the alternatives, says Thurnau Professor of Economics Jim Adams. (video)

Don't Count the Euro Out Yet
Rumors of the euro's demise are greatly exaggerated, said Jim Adams, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan, in a keynote speech at Morningstar's Investment Conference Friday.

Fuss' Picks for Currency Exposure On the currency front, the Loomis Sayles Bond manager likes New Zealand, Canada, and Norway, but is more cautious about some emerging markets, including Brazil and Mexico. (video)

Cash and Money MarketsHelp! What Should I Do With My Cash? The credit crisis of 2007-08, along with potential money market reforms being debated in Washington, have drawn new interest to the subject of cash.

Tech Sector Still Attractive to Value Investors
As some former upstart tech firms have begun to mature into industry behemoths--shoring up balance sheets, initiating share buybacks, and issuing dividends while maintaining attractive relative valuations--value investors have taken note.

4 Wide-Moat Stocks to WatchMembers of Morningstar's equity and credit research team name four wide-moat stocks worth keeping on your radar.

Rogers: Sports-Related Stocks a Score
Ariel's John Rogers discusses recent opportunity in Madison Square Garden and International Speedway, as well as the firm's analytical adjustments in the wake of the financial crisis. (video)

Finding Dividends in Health Care and Energy
Westwood's Susan Byrne says the shop's funds have balanced lower-volatility health-care stocks with inflation-resistant energy names, while banking on a good history of dividend increases in both sectors. (video)